If you want to learn this technique, you must first do it. - The Book of Luban
If you think that Lu Ban is only a carpenter, it is really a grievance against such a legendary figure, and the reason why many descendants have given him the title of "the embodiment of the wisdom of the ancient working people" is precisely because Lu Ban has amazing achievements in civil architecture and invention. In fact, it is true that Lu Ban is a legendary figure, but the many divine stories that revolve around him are still controversial, and this has to start from his book "Lu Ban Book".
Although the Book of Lu Ban contains almost all of Lu Ban's wisdom, this book has also been listed as a banned book in successive dynasties, just like the opening sentence of the "Book of Lu Ban" mentioned earlier, many people regard this book as ominous. However, in the author's opinion, we can relive an interesting and mysterious history through this "Luban Book".
Strange man Luban, worthy of the name
Lu ban, also known as gongluopan, is a Lu national in the Spring and Autumn Period, because he grew up in a family of craftsmen, which also means that Luban has been continuously influenced by civil architecture culture since childhood.
Unlike other craftsmen who only know how to work hard, Lu Ban's labor has always carried the color of independent thinking, he is not stuck in tradition, he prefers to make innovations in it, so that he can continuously optimize labor efficiency through various inventions.
Many posterity knows that the saw was invented and created by Lu Ban, which is due to his careful observation and thinking about life, once, Lu Ban was scratched by the sharp leaves of the edge of the tooth, under the inspiration of a move, he made a saw, which greatly accelerated the efficiency of daily labor, although some people have examined the existence of the Neolithic era will be the existence of saw prototype tools, but this also can not cover up Lu Ban's labor wisdom.
In addition to the saw, the ancient book "Ancient Shikao" also contains many inventions of Lu Ban, such as curved rulers, ink buckets, planers, drills, etc., may wish to look at these utensils, even today's traditional craftsmen still love them. With these tools, workers can be liberated from heavy labor, but also can greatly improve the efficiency of labor, which is why Luban is known as the originator of civil engineering in the mainland, in fact, Luban's talent does not stop here.
In terms of weapons, ladders and hook guns are also Lu Ban's handwriting, and in agriculture, he also developed stone mills, machine seals, carvings, umbrellas, wells, lock keys and other imaginative and creative things.
Therefore, people call Luban a strange person, and even in the eyes of many people, Luban is a condensation of the wisdom of the ancient working people, and there are many myths. And to talk about Lu Ban's book "Book of Lu Ban", this ancient book has suffered too much criticism and prohibition in the long river of history, and the reason for this is from the opening words of this book.
The origin of the thrilling opening words of the Book of Luban
The old saying mentioned at the beginning of the article is the opening word of the "Book of Luban", and it was once regarded as a word of horror, especially for the ancients who advocated the theory of the life and death of ghosts and gods, the "Book of Luban" was more like a cursed book.
Originally, this book was divided into two volumes, the first volume was mostly civil architecture, the second volume was about medical spells, and people's controversy came from the next book.
Although the second volume of the Book of Luban records some medical spells, there is no specific explanation and practice method, and it also contains a lot of spell content, from which the Book of Luban also has an alias - "Missing a Door".
What is "missing a door", many people are associated with the opening words of the horror: "If you want to learn this technique, you must first die later", in other words, only after experiencing the tragedies of life such as loneliness, widowhood, loneliness, and disability, can you be qualified to learn the essence of this book.
According to legend, It was under extremely sad circumstances that Lu Ban wrote such a terrifying opening sentence at the beginning of the Book of Lu Ban.
At the beginning, Lu Ban made a wooden kite because he missed his newlywed wife, and when he had nothing to do, he took the wooden kite to visit his wife, until one day, the wife took the wooden kite out of curiosity, but when she flew to the halfway point, she was bleeding because she was about to go to the basin, and the bloodied wooden kites lost their mana, which also caused the wife to fall from the sky, and finally the mother and son died.
Lu Ban, who learned of the bad news, was devastated, in order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy, he chose to write the eight-character warning at the beginning of the book, but the story of the loss of his wife and children is only a legend, we will see this horror word as Lu Ban's good intentions for future generations.
As for why the Book of Lu ban was suppressed by rulers in subsequent dynasties, we must also re-examine it in a special historical environment.
The Book of Lu ban, also known as "Missing a Door", is listed as the true intention of the banned book
In the eyes of many modern people, the "Book of Luban" has a historical value and disciplinary value that cannot be ignored, and it is not willing to be listed as a banned book by the rulers, if the ancients can read it at will, they may also create more miracles on the basis of the crystallization of Luban's wisdom.
However, to say that the prohibition of the Book of Luban is a foolish act, such an evaluation is also one-sided, and the deep meaning is equally thought-provoking.
Although Luban included some medical techniques, the medical conditions in ancient times have always been very poor, people's general life expectancy is not long, coupled with the amazing mortality rate, whether it is the ruler or the ordinary people, will give birth to the desire to have more children and more blessings, after all, the operation of all social activities is inseparable from the prosperity of people.
Therefore, in this eight-character horror opening sentence, the mention of "absolute queen" is undoubtedly not touching the pain points of the rulers, even if this book has recognized disciplinary value, Lu Ban still pays for his "inappropriate remarks" after all.
In addition, many dynastic rulers are very taboo about the art of witchcraft, just the "Book of Luban" contains a lot of content about spells, spells and the like, the rulers in order to prevent such witchcraft culture in the folk circulation, but also to prevent unscrupulous people from committing wrongdoing, simply listed it as a banned book.
In fact, the "Book of Luban" is listed as a banned book is more like the wishful thinking of the ruler, for many ancient craftsmen, they all have a deep affection for this classic, the Book of Luban can just come in handy, if the craftsmen encounter bullying, the Book of Luban can also be used to punish evil and promote good, is the weapon used by the weak to protect themselves.
Therefore, the book of Lu Ban has become a banned book, to a certain extent, the result of becoming a victim, which is also a kind of sadness in the history of Chinese culture.
epilogue
It is undeniable that the change of the times and the evolution of history, these processes are all centered on the upgrading of people's cognition of external affairs, in other words, many ridiculous and ignorant actions of the ancients in the eyes of modern people also reflect the transformation of people's cognition for thousands of years.
In the case of the Book of Luban, even if there is a strange and chaotic content in the eyes of the ancients, or there are many strange elements in the eyes of modern people, we cannot erase the practical value and historical significance of this work.
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